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What is Oxycodone?

January 27, 2025
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Oxycodone is a prescription medication from a doctor that is used to treat medical conditions such as moderate to severe…

Alternative Options for Pain Management

January 27, 2025
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Pharmacotherapy Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) Aspirin Naproxen Ketoprofen Acetaminophen – relieves moderate pain but it doesn’t reduce inflammation Opioids –…

Alcohol and the Elderly

January 27, 2025
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As a person ages, they are faced with many major life changing events and some of these may lead to…

Vivitrol is an Anti-craving Medication

January 24, 2025
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AToN provides an integrated and multifaceted treatment approach to support our resident’s recovery. A key aspect of AToN Center’s integrated…

Building Assertiveness in Early Sobriety

January 24, 2025
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People in early recovery often need help developing assertiveness skills. Problems related to caustic relationships, codependency and fear of conflict…

Narcan Nasal Spray: Drug Designed to “Reverse” Opioid Overdoses

January 24, 2025
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Colleges are beginning to supply Narcan Nasal Spray, the drug that is designed to “reverse” opioid overdoses. Opioid overdoses killed…

How Opioid Addiction Is Leading to Heroin Overdoses

January 24, 2025
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We are currently facing a very serious and scary heroin epidemic in the United States, one that is blind to…

What is Percodan?

January 24, 2025
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Overview of Percodan The Food and Drug Administration classifies Percodan is a Schedule II Controlled Substance. This means that while…

Declaration of the Opioid Crisis as a Public Health Emergency

January 24, 2025
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On Thursday Oct 26th, President Donald Trump declared the Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency. How did we get here?…

How the Public Feels About the Opioid Crisis

January 24, 2025
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The New England Journal of Medicine compiled data from seven research polls from 2016 and 2017 to discern how the…